What on earth is the
United Nations of Beer?!

Your Secretary-General

Secretary-General of the UNOB, Ashley Cotter-Cairns, has no ambitions to become Secretary-General of the UN.

Journalist, editor and author-in-waiting Ashley Cotter-Cairns is the founder and figurehead of the UNOB. Other people do all the REAL work...

Many people ask us, "What is the United Nations of Beer?"

In the beginning, there was beer. Then came the Internet. Sometime after that (in August 2006, to be precise), came The United Nations of Beer.

Mission Statement

The UNOB is a concept, a Utopian vision of a world where the pain, anger and hardship we endure each day are soothed by beer and happy times.

To explain fully what we intend to achieve with the UNOB, check out our Mission Statement page. It will evolve in time as the society matures and develops.

Beer Delegates

The UNOB created the concept of Beer Delegates. These selfless individuals volunteer to write about the beer scene in their part of the world. Hopefully, one day, we'll have at least one Beer Delegate for every country on Earth.

Drink Up, our free eZine

Want to be kept informed of our progress without being actively involved? No worries! You can still make a difference. Click here to join Drink Up, our eZine. It's FREE and ALWAYS will be, and we'll NEVER supply your email address to anybody. EVER.

Last Orders: contact or share with us

This one-stop contact page allows readers to communicate with the UNOB. By writing to Last Orders, you can say whatever you like about us, or report a problem with the site.

Meanwhile, if you would like to publish a story, photos or review something, this is also the place to send it from. Our snail mail and phone details are here also.

Support Us

We are NOT asking you for a donation... just change your habits a little, so we can build our Death Star in peace. How can you support the UNOB? Come to this page, check out our affiliates and sponsors and use them when you can.

We don't want your charity. Don't do anything you normally wouldn't. But, if you see a link to a company, product or service you're already using ANYWAY, get into the habit of using them through our links.

You'll be supporting the organisation and helping US to help YOU.

The UNOBlog

Not a true blog, our Beers of the World blog is a site blog. It updates every time we add or alter pages. It's a really easy way to keep informed of changes to the site. You can subscribe by clicking on any of the RSS XML feed box on the Blog page.

Site Map

As the UNOB grows exponentially, it's becoming harder to find your way around. The Site Map lists all our content, laid out in a classic elevator format, floor by floor.

Superhero Internet Guide

You might have noticed that every UNOB page has a footer which reads: "Powered by Site Build It!". To understand what Site Build It! means to your Secretary-General and the impact it had on his life, check out Become a Webmaster.